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🎸 Music & Instruments • ⏱️ 12 mins

Present Simple: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers

Learn how to ask and answer friendly questions about music, songs, and instruments.

A1 Grammar

📋 How to use this lesson

👩‍🏫 For the teacher

Teach this lesson in 12 minutes with whole-class review.

Check the answers together or have students swap work in pairs.

🎒 For the learner

First, read the rule table and look at the music examples.

Next, do the twelve practice questions below to test your skills.

Grammar Rules: Questions and Answers

Read the four simple rules below before you begin the practice.

Start questions with Do or Does

Start a question with Do for I, you, we, and they. Start with Does for he, she, and it. Do not use Does with you or they.

🎵 Do you listen to the radio?

🎵 Does he listen to the radio?

Use the plain verb with no -s

After Do or Does, use the plain verb with no -s. Does already shows the -s sound. Do not say "Does she plays" or "Does he sings".

🎻 Does your sister play the violin?

🎤 Does the singer write a song?

Make short answers

Answer with Yes or No + pronoun + do, does, don't, or doesn't. Do not repeat the main verb in a short answer. Never say "Yes, I like" or "No, she doesn't like".

🎷 Do you like jazz? Yes, I do.

🎺 Does Anna like jazz? No, she doesn't.

Say "play the" for instruments

Say play the before an instrument like the piano or the guitar. Do not use the before sports. Say "play football" or "play tennis", but "play the drum".

🎹 Do they play the piano at school?

⚽ Do you play football after class?

Formula to remember

Do / Does + Person + Plain Verb ? ➔ Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't.

✍️ Practice Tasks (12 Questions)

Easy to Hard

Task 1: Choose the correct sentence

Pick the sentence with the right grammar.

1. Choose the correct question about the headphones:

(subject)

____ a. Do your friends like the headphones ____ b. Does your friends like the headphones ____ c. Do your friends likes the headphones

2. Choose the correct question about the music volume:

(verb)

____ a. Does he turns down the volume ____ b. Does he turn down the volume ____ c. Do he turn down the volume

3. Choose the correct sentence with the drum:

(instrument)

____ a. Do you play drum in music class ____ b. Do you play the drum in music class ____ c. Does you play the drum in music class

Task 2: Rewrite the sentence as a yes/no question

Change each statement into a question.

4. Statement: "You hear the song on the radio."

(question)

Type the complete question:

____ (Type your question here...)

5. Statement: "The singer buys a new album."

(verb)

Type the complete question:

____ (Type your question here...)

6. Statement: "They play the guitar in music class."

(subject)

Type the complete question:

____ (Type your question here...)

Task 3: Fill the gaps

Type one missing word in each gap.

7. Fill the starting word for this question:

(helper)

____ (Word) she practice the violin every day?

8. Complete the negative short answer:

(short)

— "Do you and Ben listen to this album?"

— "No, we ____ (Answer) ."

9. Complete the positive short answer:

(answer)

— "Does Mark check the volume on his computer?"

— "Yes, he ____ (Answer) ."

Task 4: Correct the error in a short message

Find the grammar mistake in each phone message and type the correct word.

10. Read Sam's chat message about the piano:

(brother)

Message

"Hi Sam! Do your brother play the piano?"

Type the correct word to replace "Do":

____ (Correct word)

11. Read Mia's chat reply about headphones:

(reply)

Message

"— Does Mia like her new headphones?
— Yes she likes!"

Type the correct word to replace "likes":

____ (Correct word)

12. Read Leo's question about the drum:

(article)

Message

"Do you play [missing] drum in the school band?"

Type the missing word before "drum":

____ (Missing word)

🎉 Well done! You practiced all 10 music words and master Present Simple Yes/No questions.

Grammar: Questions About Music

Present Simple: Yes/No Questions & Short Answers

📋 How to use this lesson

Grammar Rules: Questions and Answers

Start questions with Do or Does

Use the plain verb with no -s

Make short answers

Say "play the" for instruments

✍️ Practice Tasks (12 Questions)

Task 1: Choose the correct sentence

Task 2: Rewrite the sentence as a yes/no question

Task 3: Fill the gaps

Task 4: Correct the error in a short message

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